This is the second bottle I've opened recently. There is an unpleasant alcohol spike which really dominates from the mid-palate onwards and reinforces my original opinion that this is way too young to drink now.
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Mostly morello cherries and charcoal on this solid nose. A little cracked black pepper, green pepper/vegetal attribute on the palate but somewhat swamped by the high alcohol and acidity. Full bodied, robust and volatile. Potential is there - really nice tannins - but needs to settle. A well made wine from a great vintage; just not yet in its prime.
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11/28/2015 - empire80 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Soft gentle spice, black fruit and tannin. Probably will soon start a gentle decline, but pretty much at its peak tonight.
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3/23/2013 - empire80 Likes this wine: 89 Points
As before but just that bit better
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11/19/2011 - empire80 wrote: 88 Points
Very decent rhone. Quite young but tannins firm not harsh. Red fruit and pepper. Great match to confit duck.
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4/24/2011 - Will Devize wrote: 84 Points
This is the second bottle I've opened recently. There is an unpleasant alcohol spike which really dominates from the mid-palate onwards and reinforces my original opinion that this is way too young to drink now.
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4/15/2011 - Will Devize wrote: 86 Points
Mostly morello cherries and charcoal on this solid nose. A little cracked black pepper, green pepper/vegetal attribute on the palate but somewhat swamped by the high alcohol and acidity. Full bodied, robust and volatile. Potential is there - really nice tannins - but needs to settle. A well made wine from a great vintage; just not yet in its prime.
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